# Filmstrip Window Components

The Filmstrip window lets you specify a directory on your PC to store, record or load images and frames, and has various controls to manage the playback of those frames.

You can open (or bring forward) the Filmstrip with the View > Filmstrip menu.

By default, the window appears under the Spreadsheet Editor, but can be drag-and-dropped to other panels in the In-Sight ViDi adapter.

The Filmstrip consists of the following parts:

Number | Description
1 | The Filmstrip Controls, used to record, playback and export frames.
2 | The recorded frames, consisting of the acquired image, the frame name and the frame sequence number. The default frame name is Frame, and can be modified by left-clicking it and then changing its name. Alternatively, after selecting one or more frames, right-click a frame, and select the Rename selected frames option in the context menu. See the Rename Frames on the Filmstrip topic for more information. The frame's sequence number is defined by the Counter control. Counting starts from 0000 and lasts until 9999. If more than 10000 frames are acquired in the Filmstrip, numbering restarts from 0000, overwriting the original frames. Tip: Frames are ordered by name in ascending order, so if one or more frames are renamed, they will be sorted again by name the next time the Filmstrip opens. Hover the mouse cursor over the frame name to reveal the location of the frame's configuration file. Likewise, hover the mouse cursor over the frame's contents to reveal a tooltip providing the following information on the frame: Image file location The type of the device or camera used for recording. The date and time of recording. The name of the job in which the recording was made.
3 | The playback position marker, indicating the latest played back frame on the Filmstrip with a light gold outline.
4 | The selection marker, indicating the user-selected frame(s) with a light gray outline.